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Dear Members:
The Legislative Leadership for the 218th Legislature is set. Here are the details below.
Senate President Steve Sweeney and Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg were reelected by the 25 members of the Senate Democratic Majority and Senator M. Teresa Ruiz was voted by the caucus members to serve as Senate President Pro Temp. Senator Sweeney filled the leadership team by selecting Senator Paul Sarlo as Deputy Majority Leader and Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee; Senator Sandra Bolden Cunningham as Deputy Majority Leader and Chair of the Higher Education Committee, and Senator Nicholas Scutari as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee.
The Assembly Democratic Majority chose Assemblyman Craig Coughlin to serve as the next Assembly Speaker. Democrats are expected to hold a 54-28 majority in the 2018-19 legislative session, the largest Democratic majority since 1978. Coughlin will succeed current Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto. Assemblyman Louis Greenwald was chosen to continue serving as Assembly Majority Leader. Assemblyman Jerry Green will continue in his role as Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore. Coughlin named Assemblywoman Eliana Pintor Marin to helm the Assembly Budget Committee, replacing current Budget Chairman Gary Schaer. Pintor Marin will become only the second woman to Chair one of the Assembly's revenue committees. Assemblywoman Shavonda Sumter will continue to serve as conference leader. Coughlin also indicated that he will be creating a new committee, the Science, Technology and Innovation Committee that will create legislation designed to put New Jersey at the forefront of emerging industries.
The New Jersey Senate Republican caucus re-elected Senator Tom Kean as its leader for the 2018-2019 legislative session.
The New Jersey Assembly Republican caucus voted to retain their leadership team of Assemblyman Jon Bramnick as minority leader, Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco as conference leader and Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz as minority whip.
Governor-elect Murphy names Transition Chairs and Co-chairs
Governor-elect Phil Murphy released a full list of transition committees and co-chairs. The group is headed by transition team Executive Director, Jose Lozano. Below is the list of committees, co-chairs and other leaders:
Director of Transition Policy Committees
* Jose Fernandez, former Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, & Business Affairs
Senior Advisor to the Transition for Strategy and Policy
* Carl Van Horn, Ph.D., Director, Heldrich Center Workforce Development Rutgers
Agriculture
* Albert Kelly, Mayor of Bridgeton and President of the League of Municipalities
* Alison Lewis, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Johnson & Johnson
* David Rosenberg, Co-Founder and CEO, AeroFarms
Budget
* Henry Coleman, Ph.D., Professor of Public Policy, Rutgers University
* Amy Mansue, President, Southern Region at RWJBarnabas Health
* John McCormac, Mayor of Woodbridge
* David J. Rosen, former Legislative Budget and Finance Officer, New Jersey
* Office of Legislative Services
Education, Access, and Opportunity
* Marie Blistan, President, New Jersey Education Association
* Mark Biedron, immediate past President, New Jersey State Board of Education
* Rev. Dr. William Howard Jr., former Chair, Rutgers University Board of Governors
* Christopher Irving, Ed.D., President, Paterson Board of Education
* Gayl Shepard, former President, Montclair Education Association
* Jianping Wang, Ed.D., President, Mercer County Community College
Environment and Energy
* David Crane, former President and CEO, NRG Energy
* Jeanne Fox, former President, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
* Kathleen Frangione, former Senior Advisor, Senator John Kerry
* Lisa Garcia, Vice President of Litigation for Healthy Communities, Earthjustice
* John S. Watson Jr., Vice President, D&R Greenway Land Trust
Government Technology and Innovation
* Jay Bhatti, Co-Founder, BrandProject
* Jazlyn Carvajal, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Stay On Your Daily
* Tim Castano, President, New Start New Jersey
* Judith Sheft, Associate VP of Technology and Enterprise Development, at NJIT
* Avis Yates Rivers, President and CEO, Technology Concepts Group International
Healthcare
* Omar Baker, M.D., Co-President, Chief Quality and Safety Officer and Director of Performance Improvement at Riverside Medical Group/ProHealthCare of New Jersey
* Shereef Elnahal, M.D., Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration
* Balpreet Grewal-Virk, Ph.D., Director of Community Engagement, Department of Population Health at Hackensack Meridian Health
* Valerie Harr, former Director, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services
* Heather Howard, former Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
* Linda Schwimmer, President and CEO, New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute
* Maria Vizcarrondo, former President and CEO, United Way of West Essex and West Hudson
Housing
* Joseph Della Fave, Executive Director, Ironbound Community Corporation
* Christiana Foglio, Founder and CEO, Community Investment Strategies
* Michelle Richardson, Executive Dir., Hudson County Economic Development
* Renee Wolf Koubiadis, Executive Director, Anti-Poverty Network of New Jersey
Human and Children Services
* Zillehuma Hasan, Founding Member and Executive Director, Wafa House, Inc.
* Trish Morris-Yamba, Executive Director Emerita, Newark Day Center
* Kevin Ryan, President and CEO, Covenant House International
* Jennifer Velez, Senior VP of Community and Behavioral Health, RWJ Barnabas Health
* Joseph Youngblood II, Ph.D., Vice Provost and Dean, Watson School of Public Service at Thomas Edison State University
* Cecilia Zalkind, President and CEO, Advocates for Children of New Jersey
Labor and Workforce Development
* Kevin Brown, New Jersey State Director and Vice President, 32BJ Service Employees International Union
* Lizette Delgado, Political Director, Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters
* Maria Heidkamp, Director, New Start Career Network
* Greg Lalevee, Business Manager, Int'l Union of Operating Engineers Local 825
* James H. Moore, Jr., Ph.D., former Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Dept of Labor
* Hetty Rosenstein, New Jersey State Director, Communication Workers of America
* Nelida Valentin, Vice President, Princeton Area Community Foundation
Law and Justice
* Rev. Cornell William Brooks, former President and CEO, NAACP
* Ronald Chen, Co-Dean and Distinguished Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School
* The Hon. Paul Fishman, former U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey
* Ricardo Solano Jr., former First Assistant Attorney General of New Jersey
* Tahesha Way, former Freeholder Director, Passaic Cty Board of Chosen Freeholders
Law and Justice, Immigration Subcommittee
* Johanna Calle, Program Coordinator, NJ Alliance for Immigrant Justice
* Sara Cullinane, Director, Make the Road New Jersey
Law and Justice, Social Justice Subcommittee
* Ehsan F. Chowdhry, President, New Jersey Muslim Lawyer's Association
* Ryan Haygood, President and CEO, New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
Military and Veteran Affairs
* Col. Jeff Cantor, Councilman, Marlboro Township
* Maj. Gen. Maria A. Falca-Dodson, U.S.A.F., ret., VP of Strategic Initiatives, MD Adv.
* Former Cpt. Sue Fulton, Executive Director, Women in the Service Change Initiative
* Lt. Col. Kamal Singh Kalsi, D.O., FACEP, U.S.A.R., Medical Officer for 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, Fort Dix, New Jersey
* Sgt. Maj. Jennifer Long, SGM Jennifer Long, ret., Financial Advisor, Integrated Financial Concepts
Stronger and Fairer Economy
* Demelza Baer, Senior Counsel and Director, Economic Mobility Initiative at the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
* John Ballantyne, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters
* Vivian Cox Fraser, President and CEO, Urban League of Essex County
* Luis O. De La Hoz, Vice Chairman of the Board, Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey
* Julie Diaz, State Political Director, 32BJ Services Employees International Union
* Laurence Downes, Chairman of the Board and CEO, New Jersey Resources
* Carl Van Horn, Ph.D., Director, John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University
Transportation and Infrastructure
* Imam Wahy-ud Deen Shareef, former Senior Advisor and Director of Logistics and Industrial Opportunities, Mayor Cory Booker
* Pam Fischer, former Director, New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety
* Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, former Executive Director, New Jersey Turnpike Authority
* Jack Lettiere, former Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Transportation
* Ray Pocino, Vice President and Eastern Regional Manager, Laborers' International Union of North America
* Martin Robins, Director Emeritus, Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center
Urban and Regional Growth
* Leecia Eve, former Deputy Secretary for Economic Development for New York
* Peter Kasabach, Executive Director, New Jersey Future
* Kimberly McLain, President and CEO, Newark Alliance
* Preston Pinkett, Chairman and CEO, City National Bank
* Richard Roper, Retired Director, Planning Department at the Port Authority of NY/NJ
* Dawn Zimmer, Mayor of Hoboken
Thank you for your time and we will continue to monitor and keep you updated on important issues.
Sincerely,
Pattie
Patricia A. Cowley
Executive Director
908-835-0935 x 105
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